166 - All About FASD - Excessive Sugar Consumption and FASD with Dr. Jerrod Brown

FASD Hope is a podcast about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), through the lens of parent advocates with over twenty years of living experience.

Episode 166 welcomes back Dr. Jerrod Brown with our "series within the series" - All About FASD. This month's topic is "Excessive Sugar Consumption and FASD. 

Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., M.A., M.S., M.S., M.S. is a professor, trainer, researcher, and consultant with multiple years of experience in teaching collegiate courses. Jerrod is also the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS and the Editor-In-Chief of Forensic Scholars Today (FST).

This episode is a deep dive into excessive sugar consumption and FASD. Some of the topics covered in this episode include: how excessive sugar consumption is detrimental to physical / emotional / cognitive/ regulatory aspects of health, how Prenatal Alcohol Exposure can affect the ability to metabolize sugar, why excessive sugar consumption is craved by individuals with brain-based / whole body diagnoses (particularly FASD) and potential resources and strategies to implement a healthier eating lifestyle.

* NOTE - This episode is for informational purposes and resource sharing purposes only. It is NOT intended to take the place of a medical professional who is knowledgeable in nutrition and FASD.*

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HOPE FOR THE FASD JOURNEY COMMUNITY with Sandra Flach and Natalie Vecchione -

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